SOC 19-2041 · Ogden, UT metro

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary in Ogden, UT

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Ogden, Utah is $90,110 a year ($43.32 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $86,180: half of the 90 people in this job in the Ogden, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

$90,110average per year

$43.32 / hourMedian $86,180Take-home ≈ $68,212

  • $53K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $86KMedian
  • $109K75th
  • $130K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4Utah metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Ogden

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,470 a year or less, while the top 10% make $129,800 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Ogden earn between $67,060 and $108,520.

  • $53K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $86KMedian
  • $109K75th
  • $130K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$90,110$7,509$43.32
Median$86,180$7,182$41.43
Entry level (25th percentile)$67,060$5,588$32.24
Experienced (75th percentile)$108,520$9,043$52.17

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in Ogden vs. Utah and the U.S.

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Ogden earn 8% less than the Utah average ($98,090) and about the same as the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is +5% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Ogden$90,110$86,180$53,470$129,80090
Utah$98,090$90,710$55,410$149,9901,020
United States$91,680$82,220$52,520$140,01089,250

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary after taxes in Ogden

On the average salary of $90,110, a single filer in Ogden takes home about $68,212 a year, or $5,684 a month and $2,624 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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Is Ogden a good place for environmental scientists and specialists, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Ogden area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $90,110 buys what about $89,797 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Ogden ($48,900). A typical home costs $520,531, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in other Utah cities

Ogden ranks 3rd of 4 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($102,480).

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Highest-paying cities for environmental scientists and specialists, including health

New Haven, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($129,850).

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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in Ogden: questions

How much do environmental scientists and specialists, including health make an hour in Ogden?

$43.32 an hour on average, and $41.43 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level environmental scientists and specialists, including health salary in Ogden?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,470 a year and the 25th percentile is $67,060, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the environmental scientists and specialists, including health take-home pay in Ogden?

About $68,212 a year ($5,684 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $90,110. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

Do environmental scientists and specialists, including health earn more in Ogden than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-2041; area Ogden, UT (36260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.60, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.60).

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